Clarington Eagles blanked by Lakefield Chiefs

Two power play goals, empty-netter the difference

Oshawa This Week

LAKEFIELD -- The Clarington Eagles should have saved some of the goals they scored in the last round for this round.

After outscoring the Georgina Ice 19-2 in three games to close out their Central Ontario Jr. C quarter-final playoff series, the Eagles came up completely empty in the opening game of the semifinal in Lakefield on Tuesday night, falling to the Chiefs 3-0.

All of the scoring came in the third period, as Lakefield scored twice on the power play less than four minutes in to take a 2-0 lead. An empty-net goal by Lakefield with just 17 seconds left in the game closed out the scoring.

Despite the power play goals, there weren't a lot of penalties in the game, as the Eagles incurred just 10 minutes and Lakefield eight.

Game 2 of the best-of-seven series goes tonight in Bowmanville at 7:30 p.m. at the Rickard Recreation Complex. Game 3 shifts back to Lakefield on Saturday, with the fourth game in Bowmanville on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

The other semifinal between the Uxbridge Bruins and Port Perry MoJacks gets under way on Friday in Uxbridge.